At least 40 killed, 55 injured in bomb attack on Pakistani Shiite mosque
At least 40 people have been killed and 55 injured including many children in a deadly bomb attack on Shiite mosque in Pakistani town of Shikarpur, Sputnik News reported.
According to the preliminary reports, the blast occurred during Friday prayers at Karbala Maula Imambargah in Lakhi Dar area and was reportedly heard several kilometers away.
The explosion occurred on the same day as PM Nawaz Sharif is visiting Karachi to ensure implementation of the National Action Plan devised to eliminate terrorism from the country. Shikarpur is located around 470 kilometres (300 miles) north of Karachi.
Earlier it was reported that 12 people have been killed, but according to AFP the death toll has risen to 40.